Sea Haven Character Guide

Consisting of the Drake Sisters books, the Sisters of the Heart, and the Torpedo Ink series, the Sea Haven stories focus on two incredibly powerful magical bloodlines – the seven sisters of the Drake family, and the seven brothers of the Russian Prakenskii family – and those they have claimed as their own.

– Reading List –

Magic in the Wind – SHW #1/ DS #1 (Sarah Drake and Damon Wilder): also available in Lover Beware and Sea Storm

Twilight Before Christmas – SHW #2/ DS #2 (Kate Drake and Matthew Granite): also available in A Christine Feehan Holiday Treasury and The Wicked and the Wondrous

– The Drake Sisters –

These are the stories that first introduced us to the small California town of Sea Haven. According to an ancient prophecy, Seven magical sisters are destined to find their true loves, from oldest to youngest, over the course of a year. But the path to true love is never smooth. Listed from oldest to youngest…

Sarah Drake – gifted with agility and grace, and an incredibly strong sense of intuition. Married to Damon Wilder. Story told in Magic in the Wind.

Kate Drake – able to calm any situation with just a word, heal psychic damage. Married to Matthew Granite. Story told in The Twilight Before Christmas.

Abigail Drake – can compel anyone to tell the truth, control insects and small animals. Married to Aleksandr Volstov. Story told in Oceans of Fire.

Libby Drake – has the power to heal. Married to Tyson Derrick. Story told in Dangerous Tides.

Hannah Drake – controls the elements of air, wind and sea. Married to Jonas Harrington. Story told in Safe Harbor.

Joley Drake – her power comes from her voice, giving her the ability to compel others. Married to Ilya Prakenskii. Story told in Turbulent Sea.

Elle Drake – carrier of the legacy, she possesses all of the magical gifts that she is destined to pass on to her own seven daughters. Married to Jackson Deveau. Story told in Hidden Current.

– The Sisters of the Heart –

Although they are not connected by blood, the Sisters of the Heart are a family. Brought together in a support group for those traumatized by violence and murder, they found in each other the strength and support to go on with their lives. Settling in the small coastal town of Sea Haven, these six women with extraordinary abilities support and protect each each other from the trauma of their pasts and the threats they face today.

Blythe Daniels – 42 years old. An empath. Able to capture and redirect the magical abilities of others. Wife of Viktor Prakenskii. Story told in Bound Together.

Judith Henderson – 27 years old. Controls the element of Spirit. Married to Stefan Prakenskii. Story told in Spirit Bound.

Airiana Rydell – 25 years old. Controls the element of Air. Engaged to Maxim Prakenskii. Story told in Air Bound.

Lexi Thompson – 23 years old. Controls the element of Earth. Engaged to Gavriil Prakenskii. Story told in Earth Bound.

Rikki Sitmore – Controls the element of Water. Married to Lev Prakenskii. Story told in Water Bound.

Lissa Piner – 24 years old. Controls the element of Fire. Married to Casimir Prakenskii. Story told in Fire Bound.

– Prakenskii Brothers –

The seven sons of the seventh son, the Prakenskii brothers were born into a family with a magical legacy in Russia. As children, their parents were murdered in front of them by corrupt Russian government officials, and the boys were separated and placed in brutal training facilities where they were turned into the ultimate soldiers, agents, and killing machines. Hunted by the government they once served, they are being drawn to the village of Sea Haven, where they will find a second chance at having the life that was stolen from them so many years ago. Listed from oldest to youngest…

Maxim Prakenskii – Air Element. Takes the name Max Walberg. Married to Airiana Ridell. Story told in Air Bound.

Lev Prakenskii – takes the name Levi Hammond. Power over animals and birds, telepathy. Married to Rikki Sitmore. Story told in Water Bound.

Ilya Prakenskii – retired Interpol agent. Youngest brother and carrier of the magical legacy. Married to Joley Drake. Story told in Turbulent Sea.

– Torpedo Ink –

Raised in the most brutal training school in Russia, the 18 men and women who survived banded together under Viktor Prakenskii to create a family of their own. Used and abused since childhood, they found freedom on the open road under the banner of their own motorcycle club, Torpedo Ink. After years spent undercover hunting the most vile and depraved of criminals, they have been drawn to the town of Sea Haven, where they will build what they have never had before – a home.

Absinthe – real name Aleksei Solokov. A negotiator and student of law. Able to compel the truth and extract information.

AlenaKoval – nicknamed Torch. One of only two females to survive the school. Sister of Ice and Storm.

*This is a breakdown of all of the characters in Christine Feehan’s Sea Haven books, consisting of the Drake Sisters, Sisters of the Heart, and the Torpedo Ink stories, complete up to the Judgment Road. While I have tried to keep things general, this is a reference that may include spoilers.

This is alphabetical by first name, with main or vital characters highlighted in blue.

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Abel Williams

first appearance in Hidden Currents

former army buddy of Jonas Harrington and Jackson Deveau

helps in the rescue of Elle Drake from Stavros Gratsos

Abigail “Abbey” Drake – Oceans of Fire

first appearance in Magic in the Wind

third oldest of the Drake Sisters

highly empathic, can use her voice to compel anyone to tell the truth

able to connect to any animal or insect

has always hated her ability

shunned and feared as a child, has few friends outside of her family

has a PhD in marine biology, studies dolphins

only truly at peace when she is in the sea, has a deep connection to sea life

usually walks away from conflict, but has a fiery temper

used her abilities to track a serial killer in Russia

held by Russian intelligence and interrogated, beaten and threatened

targeted because of her relationship with Aleksandr Volstov

small, delicate build

waist-length, red-gold hair and pale skin

wife of Aleksandr Volstov

Abram Lynchman

first mentioned in The Twilight Before Christmas

one of the original settlers of Sea Haven

wife and child killed during a Christmas pagent

spirit trapped by ancestors of the Drake sisters, released from its containment by an earthquake

haunts the town of Sea Haven

tall and gaunt, skeletal looking

sent to his final peace by Kate Drake and the Drake sisters

Absinthe

first appearance in Bound Together

member of Torpedo Ink

birth name Aleksei Solokov

raised in the most brutal of all schools in Russia, raped and tortured since childhood

more laid back than most of his brothers, but an efficient killing machine

a student of the law and a skilled negotiator

smooth and charming, able to use his voice to control others

can compel others to tell the truth, absorbs everything and can repeat it verbatim

heavily tattooed

Airiana Ridell (Rydell) Prakenskii – Air Bound

first appearance in Water Bound

one of the six Sisters of the Heart

an air elemental, warned by her element when danger is close

able to manipulate sound, control fog and wind, use air to distort features or blur appearance

a child prodigy, recruited to work for the US government when she was only 7

worked on a project to stop global warming and famine through weather control

mother Marina Ridell (Marinochka Venediktov) tortured and killed she she was 17